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Leaders on the Path to Peace
27 September 2011
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
27 septembre 2011Leaders on the Path to Peace
Closing remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Leaders on the Path to Peace”
Palais des Nations, Mezzanine, E Building, 2nd Floor
Tuesday, 27 September at 6:00 p.m.
Ambassador Ambassador Kečo-Isaković
Ambassador Knutsson
Dear Colleagues
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Let me welcome you all to this event marks the official closing of the exhibition “Leaders on the Path to Peace”. This exhibition showcases the numerous luminaries who worked with the League…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
27 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held its general debate on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.
During the general debate speakers indicated that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted in 1993, constituted a milestone in many respects. It reaffirmed the importance of fighting impunity in expressing its concern about the issue and in calling on States to abrogate legislation leading to impunity for those responsible for grave violations such as torture and to prosecute…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
27 September 2011
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the UN Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the UN Refugee Agency and the GAVI Alliance. Vaccines against major childhood diseases to reach 37 more countries
Jeffrey Rowland, the Director of Media and Communications of the GAVI Alliance, said that the GAVI Alliance was a…
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COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM AND WORKING GROUP ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
27 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Discontinues Consideration of Human Rights Situation in Tajikistan under Complaint Procedure, Keeps Democratic Republic of the Congo under Review
The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the Working Group of Experts on people of African descent.
At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Council said that in accordance with established…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE
27 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance after hearing from the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards.
Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa, presenting the report of the Chairperson of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, said the Ad-Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards had held the first part of its third session in November 2010 and the second part in April 2011. The Chairperson had appealed to all…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
27 September 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Elissa Golberg, the new Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Golberg served as the Director General of the Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, from April 2009 to August 2011. In this role she provided policy leadership on conflict prevention, humanitarian affairs,…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BAHRAIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
27 September 2011
Presentation of Credentials
Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, the new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Dr. Bucheeri was a Director (rank of Ambassador) in the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, a position he had held since 2002. From 1999 to 2002 he served as Second Secretary at the Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. From 1994 to…
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Event to mark the 40th anniversary of the adoption of General Assembly Resolution 2758 on the representation of the People's Republic of China at the United Nations and the National Day of China
26 September 2011
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
26 septembre 2011Event to mark the 40th anniversary of the adoption of General Assembly Resolution 2758 on the representation of the People's Republic of China at the United Nations and the National Day of China
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Event to mark the 40th anniversary of the adoption of General…
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COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE WORK OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
26 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Theme Focuses on Institutional Implications of Gender Integration
The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council, with a focus on institutional implications of gender integration.
Laura Dupuy Lassere, President of the Human Rights Council, said she wished to say a few words as a woman and the first female President of the Human Rights Council. It was very important to spend time thinking about women’s rights and gender…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF PANAMA
26 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Panama on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Niurka del C. Palacios, Vice-Minister of Social Development, said that the topic of childhood was fundamental and Panama was fully engaged in protecting children’s rights; it was a priority for the Panamean State. In 2011, 34 per cent of the population was under 18. Over the past five years the economic growth of Panama had reached 8 per cent…
